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Who is the Mad Hatter Robber?  
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Here's all the info on the man who robbed banks wearing an array of hats. What do you know?

	His real name is James Madison
	He was called the Mad Hatter robber because he always wore some form of hat while committing his crimes.
	He robbed a total of 17 banks in northern New Jersey between September 2006 and July 2007.
	Despite the nickname, the "Mad Hatter" never made a big scene. He just walked into banks, handed tellers a note demanding money, got it and walked off.
	He always displays a handwritten note demanding large bills. Usually, the note contains a threat -- either implying he has a chemical substance in the folders he carries, or saying he has a gun. Once the tellers hand over the money, he casually walks out of the bank with the stolen cash.
	He is careful not to leave any evidence behind in the banks. He doesn't wear gloves because that would stand out. Instead, he stealthily uses his shirt sleeves to cover up his hands while entering and exiting the banks. While inside, he is vigilant about where he places his hands. He doesn't touch the counter, and he never hands the tellers anything. He takes his note, folder, and the money with him when he leaves.
	Feb. 10, 2007, Livingston, N.J. Wore a hunting-style baseball cap.
	April 19, 2007, he walked into a Union, N.J. bank, displayed a note demanding money, got the money, and walked out. He wore a khaki-colored hat with an unidentified logo on it, a baggy flannel shirt, and huge baggy pants.
	Thursday, May 3, 2007. A man wearing a hat and holding a note walked into a Commerce Bank in Morris County, N.J. demanding money.
	May 16, 2007, Metuchen, N.J. Usually, he hits between Thursday and Sundays, but cops say the Mad Hatter changed things up this time, striking on Wednesday around 4:00 p.m. The Mad Hatter's chapeau of choice in his 15th robbery was a "burnt orange" Texas Longhorn baseball cap.
	May 20, 2007, the Mad Hatter got a surprise when the teller he robbed at a Woodbridge, N.J. bank gave him cash -- and a dye pack. The dye pack went off inside the bag the Mad Hatter carried, likely rendering the money useless to the robber. Investigators say they later found the dye pack in a sewer behind the bank. He wore a white baseball cap with the word "Target" on it, brown pants, and a long sleeved blue flannel shirt.
	June 1, 2007, Montclair, N.J. This particular bank had cameras in a new spot -- behind the teller stations at eye level. The cameras rolled and got the best photos yet. He fled on foot but the cameras outside captured the dye pack literally exploding in the Mad Hatter's face. He tossed the dye pack in a sewer, and continued fleeing.
	He was caught after he robbed a Bank of America branch located inside a supermarket in Union around 11:30 a.m. He walked out with $5,000.
	His total is at least $75,000.

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